Kelvin Sampson post game

[joefrog]

The Big12 is better with real characters that you cheer against until the whistle, but can tip your cap to afterwards.

Happy Houston is in the Conference and Sampson has a redemption story. Great coach.

 

[CycloneErik]

He is a class act and a hall of fame coach. It won't be that easy if we see them again. I hope we don't see them until the championship game if ever. They are gonna want blood.

If we see them again, we're playing for a championship. Bring that on.

 

[tim_redd]

Tang could learn a thing or 20 from this guy.

 

[PantherCyclone]

I'm no expert but they are my 2nd pick to tear the nets down in the dance.

I hope their depth issues don’t hurt their chances too much. The better the league does as a whole, the more it impacts ISU.

 

[Jkclone15]

I wanted JP to hire Sampson after Prohm was fired. I'm happy we got TJ, but Sampson would have been good too.

 

[jctisu]

His comment about the ACC Tournament being in Washington DC was hilarious.

 

[2speedy1]

This is how a coach should act.

Gained a lot of respect for Sampson this year.

Dude has been a class act.

Night and day from Tang and Terry to Sampson.

 

[legi]

Love that he took a shot at pac 12 and said nobody in LA watches their tournament games or when he said similar about big 10 how they don’t have the atmosphere like B12.

 

[Nococy]

I remember back in the day he called in to larry eustachey’s monday night show under a fake name and talked to larry for a while. total classic and funny.

 

[ElephantPie]

Much different tone than the loss in Ames. I don’t think he gave ISU an ounce of credit in that one. I’m sure he didn’t think we were any good. We didn’t have any quality wins at that point. Nice to hear his stance change a bit.

Was going to post this if no one else. Was so surprised to see everyone saying how he is a class act after the pouting fit he had after they lost in Hilton. And he only wanted to talk about how his players lost the game; not how ISU won it. 2 postgame losses to ISU this season for him and those postgames couldn't be more opposite.

 

[ClonerJams]

I remember back in the day he called in to larry eustachey’s monday night show under a fake name and talked to larry for a while. total classic and funny.

What I would give to be in a room with Sampson and Larry exchanging stories about the old Big 12

 

[ElephantPie]

Compare today's Kelvin Sampson postgame after a 28 pt loss in Hilton South when Houston was ranked #1
with
Kelvin Sampson's postgame after a 4 pt loss in Hilton on 1/9/24 when Houston was ranked #2

 

[HFCS]

Sampson is a class act

I didn’t even care how grumpy he was in Ames. I would be too in a loss sometimes. It’s not like he insulted our players, coaches or fans.

 

[cyclones12321]

Talks more about Iowa State than his own team, very complimentary.

That was fun to listen to. Much respect

 

[cyatheart]

I saw an interview with him before our second game...he said something like "I looked at the film of our first game, and it was just them being really good most of the time". Think he looked back on that first game and realized how good of a game it was.

 

[Clonehomer]

Interesting, he said the new teams need to pay attention, cause this is how it’s going to be moving forward.

Sampson is grouchy but the dude can coach. I hope they get healthy and get to the final four. I worry they are hitting their wall at a bad time.

So were we a week ago.

Never underestimate the immaculate healing powers of leather*. Once the ball tips and gets into your hands, it’s game time.

* unless you’re Iowa, and that Wilson leather makes you wither like krypotnite to Superman

 

[Malty Flannel]

Wow that was really good. I also enjoyed the shots he took at the B1G and PAC.

“Where’s the B1G tournament? Indianapolis? I guarantee you no fan base is showing up there like they did here.”

“I coached in the PAC10 and the tournament was in LA and nobody came to the games regardless of who was playing”

 

[Cyfan1965]

They could clip his presser and use it as an ISU promotion video. Hard to hate on KS after that. “Come to ISU kids and be part of an unbelievable fan base”. love KS

 

[clonechemist]

His perspective on the fan base really opens my eyes (especially since he has experience coaching all around the country).

Call me crazy, but I think the NIL era could see the Big 12 emerge in bball like the SEC has in football - we have so many programs (us, KU, Okie state, K state, etc) with a passionate fan base, middling history in cfb, and no serious competition for fandom from local pro teams. College bball is the biggest game in town for us and for basically the whole conference. I love it!

 

[CysRage]

I have changed my tune on Bill Self over the years. He gives credit when it is due during a loss and makes the league better. I see the same characteristics in top coaches in the league in Sampson, Drew, and TJ. Having coaches like this who hate to lose to each other but respect the hell out of each other only makes the Big 12 stronger for years to come. I hope these guys stay at their respective schools and continue to keep the Big 12 College Basketball's elite conference.